I had the oddest feeling of fear as I entered the restaurant for the first time after the pandemic struck. It had been months since dine-in had been shut and now when things were starting back again, it just felt weird to start all over. While I didn’t have to really encounter anyone as the place was mostly unoccupied, I did irritate everyone around me with one of my idiosyncrasies which was to ask as many questions as possible about how clean things were.
Linking to Ragtag Daily Prompt: Unoccupied, Fandango One Word Challenge: Encounter, Your Daily Word Prompt: Idiosyncrasy and Sunday Writing Prompt: Choosing your context
Michael
That’s a very understandable reaction…..it does feel odd going to a restaurant again, especially when you don’t feel they are practicing good social distancing. Have a good day.
transitionofthoughts
Yeah I guess the fear will be definitely be there especially the feeling of going into the unknown.
Christine Goodnough
Yes, that would definitely irritate everyone around — definitely spoil some appetites. 🙂 I guess it comes of the misconception that a virus is like a germ. I still haven’t wrapped my head around how hand sanitizer can kill something that isn’t alive, but I just go with the flow and hope. 🙂
transitionofthoughts
Oh yes, the fear is going to take quite a while before it goes away. Yeah I guess sanitizers have become some of the most valuable items on the market these days :D. We are all going with the flow in our own little ways, aren’t we? 🙂
Fandango
Inside dining in restaurants is still not permitted where we live.
transitionofthoughts
Ahh can completely understand. I guess only in certain parts of the world dine-in has started and that too with restrictions.